Australian Immigration Daily News

Priority IELTS booking for Victorian Employer Sponsored Visas (subclass 186 and 187) applicants

As a result of Covid-19 restrictions across Victoria, some applicants for Subclass 186 or a Subclass 187 have been unable to get their IELTS test in time to lodge an application. If these applicants are unable to lodge a visa application, they could experience significant delays. Or they may have to restart the nomination process. Some applicants could lose the ability to obtain the visa altogether if, for example, they no longer meet the age requirement.

In collaboration with the Department of Home Affairs, IELTS has offered to help these applicants with a priority booking. 

Conditions for a priority IELTS test booking:

Applicants need to meet both the following requirements

• Need to be in Victoria; and
• Need to apply for an Employer Nomination (subclass 186) or a Regional Sponsored Migration (subclass 187) visa 

And one of the requirements below

• Applicant will turn 45 in the next two months, or
• Applicant holds a substantive visa that will cease in the next two months (not currently holding a bridging visa), or
• Applicant has evidence that their employer’s nomination was approved more than 4 months ago (this would be in the form of a nomination approval letter). 

When your client meets these requirements, IELTS will assist in an urgent test booking.

For more information, please visit: https://ielts.com.au/urgent. 

For additional information, please contact Vincent Blokker, Team Leader Stakeholder Engagement at IDP IELTS, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .